The sun., 1887-04-17
THE OLD SETTLER.
He Recalls ssme Early Spring Weather. as
Well as Some that was Late.

Well as Some that was Late.
Major" said the Squire, on one Of the
days when IL was so warm last week, "hain't
hot weather a-comin' onter us leetler 'arlicr
thin folks giner'ly recomembers SEEM on It in
these parts? Haint It tol'able student fer this
section O. lattytood?'
"wali. Squire" replied the Old Settler.
"mebby it's new thing for IL to git warm 80
'arly in these parts. an mebby It's tol'able
student way for It to come in this section O.
lattytood, but up in the Sugar Swamp deestric'
I've seen Januarys and Feb'uarys when tn was
days tht folks d thor, was edgin' clus onter
frosty II they hadn't been no hotter thin it's
ben here to-day. Wy, kin recomember years
up thar wen tho season got ahead 80 fast th't
we had to tap our maple trees In November
bgosh. or so without new crop sugar that
year. One season 1t got to be spring
SO quick that when 1t come May our
spring lamb was all mutton. and the
farmers was talkin' bout putin in their
next falls crops. An warm9 Wy. Squire,
recomember tht on the seventh o. FEBRUARY.
1928, think it were. my pap were mowin' hay
in our back medder. He stopped to take
swig o. cider outen a tumbler. Fore he could
git the cider drinked-an' il tn were anything
tht my oil, pap could do quickern another it
fore lie could git tho cider drinked. the sun
slid L. focus G through the glass an riz a blister @
Sn s shs
long 'nongh to give 'em their usual winters
thar with their heads a bobbin' Til, they'd al
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tS shed dep se5 eftn II sncos assas Vile s sssy
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couldn't make out how he, had managed TO
stick reachi3' from the under led q each eye
@tS Ss .sis sss III ri ssss; &; ss;sss
h!s xsa sei shsy 'nsss
along. The sickest ever were afore or sence
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then then an rather crowded r slspjscks % an sass sssssse
Ilns greens, But still sSqlrs Tie weather IS
wsn hayln mere this spring is don pooty WE'LL
Yes. said the Squire. but It won't s'prise
,1 ne an ioty II we hev areglar oP-fashioneds snow
sms,s j, Son" replied sv the olS Settler
RIDGE: Rouzer Ridge an; sugar swamp Tas e
they was alluz mixed ez to weather. an sea-
sons. W'enever they got up Fourth O. July
celebration thar they alluz put on the bills
that II 1t showed on the Fourth the celebration'd
be held on the next fair day. Wen camp
meetin' time come round the dominic at the
Ridge alluz give It out that he expected every
one Ter ten miled in all directions to be sure an
The seasons was most ginerly way ahindhnnd
at the Ridge. an II we happened to be diggin'
our next summers new 'taters at Sugar Swamp
long in March, ye could alluz be sure th't the
folks over to- RouZer Ridge was jist plantin'
their 'taters for the year afOre.'
Did folks take anything in the shape O. the
.t 3h Be ioyf9l, in them days at the Ridge or at
If 1t were limited to 'em pooty strong by any
the Old Settler. An that were another funny
thing. Folks at the Ridge could giner'ly be
found on the Fourth July maxim 'emself com.
Portable with hot rum, an II any one dropped
in on US fellers at the Swamp I "a New Years
call they'd find US US tamperin' with juleps. an
though, Squire. II ye raised the question es a
matter O. climate an weather th't had any ref
erence to the present season. I'm willin' to
compermise the matter right here b'gosh. by
splittin' the difference. twiXt hot rum and ju-
leps an cal lin it plain apple juice on this dne
day In spring. Will ye aceept the 'mendment,
or shall pay fer my own?"
ment, for the Old Settler went home smiling
Ed MOTT